OCZ 8500 Low-Voltage Blade

[Don_Dan]

I'm so sorry I wasn't able to post anything in the last 3 weeks, I wasn't even online, so much to catch up to... I'm just too busy right now! Again, sorry.

I know it's Blade 1066 topic, but I just don't want to multple it.
Will keep testing with lower V.

Thanks for posting results of the higher binned version!

@ Mkk : decrease tRFC ...

why not too high ?! 54 is too high mate . don't believe test with that value and for example 32 and say your results !

of course FSB is so important . i think FSB is bottleneck at that test .

Everest was so low because of a low FSB, tRFC has almost no influence on Everest scores, only minimal, and those sticks need high tRFC to reach high clockspeeds. This is not D9 mate!

anyone tested how they scale with high fsb? I think a lot of people is interested in knowing this

Sorry, I didn't do any high FSB tests, but maybe others will if they get the time.

Especially for You I tried one more time with lower tRFC. Almost none change.
BTW. 1101 4-4-4-15 @ 2,15
One stick only second one didn't get it.

Need to use higher FSB for better bandwith. tRCF doesn't matter.

well, in the german hardwareluxx forums an ocz employee told us of 650+mhz @ 2.0-2.2V

http://www.hardwareluxx.de/community...0&postcount=10


for those who don't speak german:
I asked him if the sticks would scale with more voltage and if you could hit 650+mhz
his answer: "Yep, they do. We have seen really nice overclocking results, 650MHz and more at 2-2.2V"

So please go ahead and test with >=2V
maybe it would help watercooling them... or try to freeze them with some ln2

I'm still not convinced that you need to give those sticks such a high VDIMM, reaching high clock speeds is more a question of BIOS tuning for 4GB and tweaking the timings.

2,19V
After some high V actions stick decided not work as fast anymore.
My conclusion, don't push V so high.

It's still 1,8V 1200 5-5-5-15 100% stable, lucky me

Nice, 600MHz 1.8V... I wasn't able to do that up to now.

Has anyone tested the Blades in adjoining DIMM slots?

I really want to know, as i'd be getting 8 GB if i can ever actually buy these in Canada.

I'd prefer to get the better-cooled Blades, but if there will be issues with 4 DIMMs fitting, i'm fine with getting the Platinums.

Anyone?

I'm not asking to test 8 GB...just wondering if you can physically fit them side by side & in what mobo...

Yes, it's possible, already wrote that earlier!

What everyone has been waiting for:

They are Elpida
numbers on IC say
E1108ACBG
-1EH-E
090809K4Q1C

The thermal tape is very tacky and I ripped of 3 ICs. Oh well...this was for you guys.
Enjoy

Thank you so much!! So my bet on Elpida was correct, though I thought they were using new ICs that can do 533MHz CL5 1.8V stock and not a new revision of 400MHz CL5 1.8V. Oh well, wasn't too far off...

Do all sticks have a black PCB or just the european ones?

All should have the black PCB as far as I know.

Yes, 2.1V needed. Here's my highest C5 validation - 721MHz 5-5-5-15 2T
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=582278

Are you sure you are really running the LV Blades, and not the regular version?
Besides that, which strap are you running? 400 strap?